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A U.S. soldier gives Iraqi students a high five after the children received Iraqi flags from Iraqi soldiers at Al Wallah Elementary School in Al Hurriyah, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2009. The soldier is assigned to the 6th Iraqi Army Military Transition Team, which joined Iraqi soldiers to hand out school supplies to children attending the school.

FLAG FARE

A U.S. soldier gives Iraqi students a high five after the children received Iraqi flags from Iraqi soldiers at Al Wallah Elementary School in Al Hurriyah, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2009. The soldier is assigned to the 6th Iraqi Army Military Transition Team, which joined Iraqi soldiers to hand out school supplies to children attending the school.

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